Ellina

Food was great. Highly recommend the octopus. Pasta was delicious as well. Some did nice job to find us a delicious wine. Samantha was a star

Friday solo dinner dates are sort of my jam. I enjoyed a lovely meal at Ellina. I was in town for a few days for the Aspen Valley Marathon and specifically made a booking at Ellina for a pre marathon pasta dish.I started with the frisée salad (beets, apples, goat cheese) which was really nice and refreshing.I initially told myself I'd skip a glass of wine, being that I was a bit anxious about the altitude change (coming from 300ft to run 26.2 in 8000ft) and really wanted to play it safe - then I realized I don't love playing it safe as much as I do a glass of wine with dinner and ordered the Aglianico.The bread basket with olive oil was lovely. I was happy to have the carbs!When I spotted the campanelle piselli on a table adjacent from me, I immediately knew I needed this dish. I'd previously been torn between a few but I love English peas and this dish looked so scrumptious. I ordered it as my main and it was perfection. I honestly credit the guaciale for helping me in the marathon, with each bite I took I knew my sodium levels would definitely be in check ;)Service was excellent, place was a buzz. Highly recommend!

Ok, first off, service was amazing. Great even! The set up is pretty cozy. The room is crowded and there are many seating areas including outside and inside on different levels. We sat spot in the middle of the dining room at a table. The wine was a fortune but heck, we are in Aspen. What bummed us out was the food. I could make better food at home. We were looking for a place to go for something that was unusual. We decided, due to a suggestion from waitstaff, to get the artichoke bruschetta. Ok, it was good. Was it incredible and a culinary delight? not really. An old tired recipe that at one point was prob. pretty new to our palates. Hubby go the short rib and I got pasta. It was incredibly simple. The ravioli was soggy and hubbys short rib was rich but nothing incredible. Just some wet meat over what could have been boxed mashed potatoes. It was good, but expensive and not too adventurous.

This is a tough one. I love the look of the restaurant - there is ample outdoor seating and the inside has a cute cavelike feel (although there are quite a few steps to get to the indoor seating). The service was great and our waitress incredibly nice. Although our food looked amazing, every dish seemed to be missing something. The flavor profile on my salad was interesting - it was a radicchio salad, but definitely needed something sweet to offset the bitterness of the lettuce and had grilled corn that was lost in the dish. The short rib fell off the bone, but was pretty basic in flavor and needed a little salt. I had high hopes for this place but felt it was a little overrated for the price.

We had a memorable dinner at Ellina which really offers a great Italian fine dining experience in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere! Their wine list is impressive and we had a fantastic Barrolo from 2016 which is a great vintage! Service was on the slow side but hey it was President's Day long weekend in Aspen! Service was attentive and dedicated! They even rushed some special order for my son who was "low" with his T1D. So, that was very much appreciated. This is a favorite of my dear friend Ken, so needless to say to say this restaurant is known by locals for its great food and wine.

The best food I had while visiting in Aspen, can't go wrong ordering anything on the menu. Absolutely unmatched culinary excellence. Jill is amazing as well!!!

I wasn't there to experience the dine in experience because I chose to stay to workout at the hotel. It might have been a mistake based on how good the leftovers pasta i tried was. (And I even ate it cold because I was lazy and it was amazing!) Skip the workout to get some food Italian food

This is in response to Jill: I recall drinking multiple cocktails and no wine in my visit. She could pull the receipts on that. Also not once did I have a wine question. Responses to critical reviews, from someone with "basic etiquette and courtesy" (lame comeback), should be a reflection of how you're running your business. You unfortunately decide to get offended each time some criticizes you, which only makes the reviewers statement more factual. Lastly, for the busiest week of the summer in Aspen, your restaurant was not full at the time we sat nor by the time we ordered our food. Sad on your part. Guess I'll have to eat at Matsuhisa twice as much now. How sad for me

One of the better served restaurants in Aspen wine is always a good choice Jill and her team are phenomenal always a pleasure always great food and wonderful service

Ellina is delicious and has a wonderful atmosphere and Jill is lovely! It's always a pleasure to dine there.